Three Springs – These three springs are all within thirty feet of each other. It’s fascinating to me to be able to watch water appear out of the ground. This is what I’m looking for, secure water sources in this part of the wilderness. +2
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Looking down ‘Spring Hollow.’
February 28, 2021 10:51
‘Spring Hollow’ – I spent some time exploring the hollow.
February 28, 2021 10:51
Heating Water for breakfast. +2
February 28, 2021 9:38
Spot my camp – I hadn’t realized that I had camped in sight of the forest road. +1
February 28, 2021 9:14
Old forest road – notice how wet and green it is. No wonder I found several springs near here.
February 28, 2021 9:12
Rainy day – and it had been a rainy night, the night before.
February 28, 2021 9:10
A break in the clouds.
February 28, 2021 9:09
Sunshine on a rainy morning – This is another deliberate stereo pair. The break in the rain was brief but long enough for me to get some pictures and do some exploring. +1
February 28, 2021 9:07
Camped above ‘Spring Hollow’ – The discovery of several springs near here decided me on my name for this hollow. It needs a name, as I’ll be back. +1
February 28, 2021 9:05
An evening visitor and more clumsiness – I was sitting in my hammock thinking about preparing dinner when I felt some water splash on my foot. It was raining hard, but I was nice and dry, and I thought it a bit odd. I bent down to investigate and spotted this little peeper, who’d hopped in to join me sheltering from the rain.
February 27, 2021 20:24
Pole Hollow Cairn (it’s behind me) – The weather seems to be doing a better job of keeping me off the trails in 2021 than COVID-19 did in 2020. Two-minute read
February 27, 2021 14:26
Journal: Searching for springs at Hercules Glades Wilderness, February 2021. Journal: 5 30
February 27, 2021 13:33
Packed and Ready to go – The Bishop’s staff were delivering the second of two training events for new vestry and church leaders this Saturday morning. Like most meetings nowadays, it was on Zoom. I got to be slide master, and we all gave 10-minute talks to introduce ourselves and let the folks know how we can help them. As soon as we’d finished delivering the morning’s training I was ready to get changed and head out of here! Two-minute read.
February 27, 2021 11:18
Snow February 2021 – The snow was really fine and fluffy. Very easy to work with. Though I must confess, Ginger cleared the pathway down the drive. +1
February 17, 2021 16:54
Snowy Feat – I just couldn’t resist giving it a try. Despite it being around 13°F (-10°C) it wasn’t too cold. I ended up spending around 20 minutes outside clearing the snow off the front deck and path.
February 17, 2021 15:54
Snowy backyard with chairs gathered around the fire pit – It got cold. -13°F (-25°C) cold. Yes, we had a couple of short power cuts, but they were a minor inconvenience. Fortunately a week or so before the cold snap we had our furnace replaced with a new high-efficiency model. +1
February 16, 2021 8:12
Hike over, back at the trailhead – That’s my hike over, and it’s just before 4:15 p.m. Not bad, and still daylight. I should be home by 5:45 p.m. I completed today’s hike of six-plus miles in a little over three hours. I’ll take that.
January 24, 2021 16:12
Back at the Pole Hollow Cairn – It was too dark on the hike out Friday night for my obligatory Pole Hollow Cairn selfie, so I decided to slip one in on my return hike. +1
January 24, 2021 15:38
Nothing to see here, move on… View? there’s supposed to be a view… +2
January 24, 2021 13:36
All packed up and ready to head home – and it’s only six-and-a-half miles of fairly flat going.
January 24, 2021 12:46
Hot chocolate to start the day. +1
January 24, 2021 10:08
Camped above ‘Deep Hollow’ – Despite exploring for several miles yesterday, this appears to be the only place near a water source. Oh, and it rained (a lot) overnight.
January 24, 2021 9:57
Settled in for the night – somehow, despite arriving in daylight, I ended up setting up my hammock in the dark (again).